In loving memory
नबिन रत्न वज्राचार्य
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A new beginning
Nabin was born on a Tuesday, the day of the Newari New Year celebration in Kathmandu, Nepal. The same day is also Mha Puja in Newari culture, so it was a day of double celebration. Because he was born on the new year, he was named Nabin, meaning “new”, a new beginning.
Born into the Bajracharya family, his full name was Nabin Ratna Bajracharya. He was born into a Newari middle-class family in Kwabahal, Kathmandu, near the Buddhist Great Monastery between the busy streets of Thamel and Thahity. By birth he became one of the Bajracharya of Kwabahal, known in Sanskrit as Maitripur Mahavihar.
He grew up in a large, traditional joint family, the way families lived in Nepal, with his father, Dev Ratna Bajracharya, and his mother, Nani Chhori Bajracharya. He had four brothers, Nripa, Prabin, Sajan and Deepak, and two sisters, Niran and Ramina.
He went to high school at Juddhodaya Public High School in Thamel, Kathmandu, known to locals as J.P. School. After high school he left his studies to pursue his entrepreneurial dream.
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He started working at Nepal Bank Limited.
Nabin married Cham Bajracharya.
Their first son, Sharad Bajracharya, was born.
Their first daughter, Mahima Bajracharya, was born.
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From a young age he believed in being an entrepreneur. He started many small businesses, and they failed: a video parlour, a motorcycle rental, a construction business, a handicraft business.
Their second daughter, Anima Bajracharya, was born.
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He finally started a communication and office supply business, Nabin Communication, in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. It changed his life and fulfilled his goal. He ran it for 21 years.
His first granddaughter, Siya Bajracharya, was born.
His second granddaughter, Aarshi Tuladhar, was born. He got to see and play with both of his granddaughters.
He moved to California, United States, for his retirement.
He faced medical complexity with kidney failure.
After COVID pandemic, he moved back home to Nepal.
Nabin passed away in his own hometown, Kathmandu, Nepal.
His grandson, Aiden Shakya, was born after Nabin passed away. Nabin did not get to meet him.